Chelsea - sacked

At the start of his third season at Stamford Bridge, friction grew between Mourinho and owner Roman Abramovich over a power struggle with sporting director Frank Arnesen and Abramovich’s advisor Piet de Visser.

Relations declined over Abramovich wanting playing time for Andriy Shevchenko but Mourinho didn’t even have him on the bench for the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool.

The appointment of Avram Grant as director of football and subsequently to the board saw relations decline and a few weeks into the following season, Jose’s Chelsea dream died hours after a draw against Rosenborg.

Inter Milan - walked away

After winning the league title in his first season in Italy, Mourinho said he would be interested in taking over at Manchester United when Alex Ferguson retired.

Fergie was not yet for hanging up his boots. In the semi-final of the Champions League, Mourinho’s Inter beat Barcelona, who fans detest Mourinho.

Mourinho lifts the Champions League (Image: Getty)

He became involved in a scuffle with Barca keeper Victor Valdes, claiming that “anti-Mardidismo” had motivated Barca fans. Spanish media said that meant Mourinho had passed the test to become the next Real Madrid boss.

On May 23, he responded by saying “if you don’t coach Real Madrid then you will always have a gap in your career”.

Difficult relationships with Sergio Ramos and captain Iker Casillas, were compounded by telling large sections of the media that they hated him.

He then claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo “thinks that he knows everything and that the coach cannot improve him any more”. He got into a fight on the sideline by poking Barca assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye on the touchline during a game.

He also complained frequently about referees, journalists, club officials and that Barca got favourable treatment from UEFA. Three days after describing the 2012-13 season as the worst of his career, he was gone.

Chelsea - sacked

Jose Mourinho was sacked after defeat to Leicester City on December 14, 2015 (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty)

June 3, 2013 - December 17, 2015

2 years, 197 days

Trophies

League title 2014-15, League Cup 2014-15

The breakdown

Despite winning the league and league cup the previous season, his third season back at Chelsea was doomed. On the field it went awry. The defending champions took just 11 points from their first 12 games.

Off the pitch, things were even worse, with three players in particular - Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas - later being labelled the ‘Chelsea rats’ who had tried to destabilise Mourinho’s reign. By December they had lost nine out of 16 league games and the writing was on the wall.

Manchester United

(Image: Manchester United)

May 27, 2016 - today

2 years, 65 days - So far

Trophies

League Cup 2016-17, Europa League 2016-17

The breakdown

Mourinho became the first United manager ever to win a trophy in his debut season when they won the League Cup and followed that a couple of months later with the Europa League.

But clashes with referees Anthony Taylor (he accused him of not being fit to officiate Manchester United-Liverpool) and Mark Clattenburg, who claimed he quit refereeing in England because of the way Mourinho treated him in a game at Stoke, have never been far away.

His inability to get the best out of Paul Pogba and now public comments on his irritation with Anthony Martial are beginning to sound familiar.